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“PAYMENTS TO BURGESS AND MACLEAN ” QUESTION BY uk BY OUR POLITICAL STAFF MMs | Desmonp | Downetty, Labour M.P. for Pem- broke, failed in the Commons yesterday to obtain an answer about ney made available to Guy Burgess, and Donald Maclean. the former Forcign Office diplomats who fled to Russia 1! years ago. Mr. Barber, Economic Secretary to the Treasury. said: “11 would not be in accordance with practice to give detaiis of funds held or transacted by individuals.” Mr. Donnelly had tabled two questions about the former diplo- mats, for whom arrest warrants were issued under the Official Secrets Act last month, sot Question time did not progress quickly enough for Mr. Donnelly to obtain an oral answer from the Treasury Bench. He intervened in an unsuccessful attempt to get it. “Tt has come to my knowledge that the Government is paying sums of money to Burgess and Maclean in Moscow,” he said. A few minutes later, while Mc. Mecleod, Leader of the House, was sphaking about future Parlia- m@ntary business, he tried again. r. Donnelly said Burgess was teybried as saying that certain members of the Government had helped him, out of friendship, io obtain funds in Moscow, He asked Mr. Macleod if he could arrange for a Government statement INQUIRY SOUGHT Mr. Macleod told him this had no relevance to the business he had just announced, and later Mr. Donnelly tabled a question seeking an inquiry by Privy Councillors. Mr, Donnelly wanted to know in his questions whether, because of the warrants, Burgess and Maclean were still granted emigrant status for the purpose of the Exchange Control Act, 1947, Mr, Barber, in a written reply, said he presumed “emigrant Status ” referred to becoming perm- anently non-resident for the pur- pose of exchange control. “ These Peopie* were designated as non- resident in November, 1957, and September, °1958, respectively, on the grounds that they were residing - permanently abroad. The issue of warrants does not affect the posi- tion.” >" It was reported in Tre Dairy TELEGRAPH ten days ago th Burgess is partly dependent for hi financial support on his privat income, which he draws in Sterlin; from an account in London, Daily Telegraph & Morning Post May 4, 1962 London, England wef ov arr egies 100-3444 77 bor tos co 8EC,5 M2 tog ene OTe Apne af 199 May eviua ee f 5 Obie 48 ig 25 DOW IMLEFT 1A yw